Radio map-based uplink power control

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a network entity, an activation signal that transitions the UE from a first mode where the UE determines a channel quality using reference signals from the network entity to a second mode where the UE determines the channel quality using radio maps associated with the network entity, each radio map defines information associated with the channel quality for each area within a set of areas corresponding to a coverage area of the network entity;

receive, based at least in part on the activation signal, an indication of a set of radio maps associated with the network entity;

determine the channel quality according to the first mode after receiving the activation signal and prior to receiving the indication of the set of radio maps; and

transition to the second mode to determine the channel quality using the set of radio maps after receiving the indication of the set of radio maps; and

perform a channel performance procedure to determine the channel quality associated with the network entity using the set of radio maps and a geographic location of the UE, the geographic location of the UE being mapped within the set of radio maps associated with the network entity.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

select an uplink transmit power for communications with the network entity based at least in part on the channel quality determined using the set of radio maps.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the instructions to select the uplink transmit power are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine a predicted pathloss using the set of radio maps, wherein the channel quality is based at least in part on the predicted pathloss.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the instructions to select the uplink transmit power are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

measure one or more reference signals from the network entity to determine a reference signal power;

determine a filtered reference signal received power (RSRP) using the set of radio maps; and

determine a predicted pathloss using the reference signal power and the filtered RSRP, wherein the channel quality is based at least in part on the predicted pathloss.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive a deactivation signal that transitions the UE from the second mode to the first mode, where the UE determines the channel quality by measuring the reference signals from the network entity in response to receiving the deactivation signal.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the network entity, a flag indicating that one or more radio maps in the set of radio maps associated with the network entity has been updated;

obtain one or more updated radio maps from a radio map server in response to the flag; and

transmit an acknowledgement message to the network entity confirming receipt of the one or more updated radio maps.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the instructions to obtain the one or more updated radio maps are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a request to the radio map server requesting the one or more updated radio maps, the request comprising an identifier associated with the network entity; and

receive the one or more updated radio maps from the radio map server in response to the request.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the flag is received in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), the MAC-CE comprising an identifier associated with the network entity and the flag.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the network entity is associated with a plurality of sets of radio maps, each radio map in the plurality of sets of radio maps is associated with an identifier of the network entity and a beam identifier associated with the network entity.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the activation signal is received in an uplink power control information element (IE) of a radio resource control (RRC) signal and the indication of the set of radio maps is received in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE).

11 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an activation signal that transitions the UE from a first mode where the UE determines a channel quality using reference signals from the network entity to a second mode where the UE determines the channel quality using radio maps associated with the network entity, each radio map defining information associated with the channel quality for each area within a set of areas corresponding to a coverage area of the network entity;

transmit a deactivation signal to the UE that transitions the UE from the second mode to the first mode, where the UE determines the channel quality by measuring the reference signals from the network entity in response to receiving the deactivation signal; and

transmit, based at least in part on the activation signal, an indication of a set of radio maps associated with the network entity to the UE, wherein the UE determines the channel quality associated with the network entity using the set of radio maps and a geographic location of the UE, the geographic location of the UE being mapped within the set of radio maps associated with the network entity.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a radio map server, an indication that one or more radio maps in the set of radio maps associated with the network entity has been updated;

transmit a flag set to indicate that the one or more radio maps in the set of radio maps associated with the network entity has been updated;

receive an acknowledgement message from the UE confirming receipt of updated radio maps; and

reset the flag based at least in part on the acknowledgement message.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the flag is transmitted in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), the MAC-CE comprising an identifier associated with the network entity and the flag.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the network entity is associated with a plurality of sets of radio maps, each radio map in the plurality of sets of radio maps is associated with an identifier of the network entity and a beam identifier associated with the network entity.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the activation signal is transmitted in an uplink power control information element (IE) of a radio resource control (RRC) signal and the indication of the set of radio maps is transmitted in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE).

16 . A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a network entity, an activation signal that transitions the UE from a first mode where the UE determines a channel quality using reference signals from the network entity to a second mode where the UE determines the channel quality using radio maps associated with the network entity, each radio map defines information associated with the channel quality for each area within a set of areas corresponding to a coverage area of the network entity;

receiving, based at least in part on the activation signal, an indication of a set of radio maps associated with the network entity;

determining the channel quality according to the first mode after receiving the activation signal and prior to receiving the indication of the set of radio maps; and

transitioning to the second mode to determine the channel quality using the set of radio maps after receiving the indication of the set of radio maps; and

performing a channel performance procedure to determine the channel quality associated with the network entity using the set of radio maps and a geographic location of the UE, the geographic location of the UE being mapped within the set of radio maps associated with the network entity.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

selecting an uplink transmit power for communications with the network entity based at least in part on the channel quality determined using the set of radio maps.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein selecting the uplink transmit power comprises:

determining a predicted pathloss using the set of radio maps, wherein the channel quality is based at least in part on the predicted pathloss.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein selecting the uplink transmit power comprises:

measuring one or more reference signals from the network entity to determine a reference signal power;

determining a filtered reference signal received power (RSRP) using the set of radio maps; and

determining a predicted pathloss using the reference signal power and the filtered RSRP, wherein the channel quality is based at least in part on the predicted pathloss.

20 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving a deactivation signal that transitions the UE from the second mode to the first mode, where the UE determines the channel quality by measuring the reference signals from the network entity in response to receiving the deactivation signal.

21 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving, from the network entity, a flag indicating that one or more radio maps in the set of radio maps associated with the network entity has been updated;

obtaining one or more updated radio maps from a radio map server in response to the flag; and

transmitting an acknowledgement message to the network entity confirming receipt of the one or more updated radio maps.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein obtaining the one or more updated radio maps comprises:

transmitting a request to the radio map server requesting the one or more updated radio maps, the request comprising an identifier associated with the network entity; and

receiving the one or more updated radio maps from the radio map server in response to the request.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the flag is received in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), the MAC-CE comprising an identifier associated with the network entity and the flag.

24 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the network entity is associated with a plurality of sets of radio maps, each radio map in the plurality of sets of radio maps is associated with an identifier of the network entity and a beam identifier associated with the network entity.

25 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the activation signal is received in an uplink power control information element (IE) of a radio resource control (RRC) signal and the indication of the set of radio maps is received in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE).

26 . A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), an activation signal that transitions the UE from a first mode where the UE determines a channel quality using reference signals from the network entity to a second mode where the UE determines the channel quality using radio maps associated with the network entity, each radio map defining information associated with the channel quality for each area within a set of areas corresponding to a coverage area of the network entity;

transmitting a deactivation signal to the UE that transitions the UE from the second mode to the first mode, where the UE determines the channel quality by measuring the reference signals from the network entity in response to receiving the deactivation signal; and

transmitting, based at least in part on the activation signal, an indication of a set of radio maps associated with the network entity to the UE, wherein the UE determines the channel quality associated with the network entity using the set of radio maps and a geographic location of the UE, the geographic location of the UE being mapped within the set of radio maps associated with the network entity.